Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, September 3, 2013    
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $1,373.00 -18.25
Silver $23.32 -0.89
Platinum $1,477.00 -46
Palladium $689.00 -30
Base Metals Price (US$/tonne) Change
Nickel $13,690.00 -219
Lead $2,134.00 -14
Copper $7,166.00 -30
Zinc $1,876.25 -9.25
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, September 9, 2013 (change from September 2, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy 65400 (-300)
Aluminium 5375450 (-17025)
Copper 600275 (+10525)
Lead 183400 (-1750)
Nickel 215538 (+2160)
Tin 14685 (-300)
Zinc 984475 (-15725)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$10,600.00/t
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$8.70/lb.
Cadmium 99.9: Mid-mkt US$0.95/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures
Oct. 2013: US$51.19; Nov. 2013: US$51.19
Cobalt 99.8: US$14.50/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures Oct. 2013: US$3.27/lb.; Comex Nov. 2013: $3.26/lb.
Germanium: US$1,850/kg.
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$680.00/kg.
Iridium: Mid-mkt US$796.74/tr. oz.
Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,850.00/t.
Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,200.00/t.
Molybdenum Oxide: US$9.75/lb.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,010.00/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$73.17/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$31.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$23.14; Fabricated: US$27.76; Sterling: US$21.46
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$415.00 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$34.10/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: US$34.00/lb.
Ferrovanadium: US$24.50/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$6.00/lb.
Prices current Sept. 11, 2013

Daily metal prices
Date 9-Sep 6-Sep 5-Sep 4-Sep 3-Sep
BASE METALS  (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy 1765/1810 1794/1835 1755/1795 1750/1790 1745/1785
Aluminum 1766.50/1816 1780/1828.50 1753.50/1798.50 1744/1795 1772.50/1819
Copper 7191/7224 7170/7198 7101/7131.50 7124.50/7159.50 7183/7214.50
Lead 2134/2156 2150/2164.50 2121.50/2135 2120/2127 2151/2166
Nickel 13815/13890 13895/13970 13650/13680 13535/13620 13630/13730
Tin 23175/23125 22575/22700 22350/22295 21750/21600 21270/21200
Zinc 1845/1888.50 1868/1903 1839.50/1879 1838/1877 1867.50/1905
           
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM 1386 1368.25 1391.75 1403.75 1391.25
Gold PM 1390 1387 1385 1390 1399.5
Silver 23.64 23.05 23.52 23.71 24.21
Platinum 1490 1498 1487 1496 1529
Palladium 694 699 689 699 724
Exchange rates  
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)  
Date 2-Sep 30-Aug 29-Aug 28-Aug 27-Aug  
US$ in C$ 0.9647 0.9625 0.9524 0.954 0.9494  
C$ in US$ 1.0366 1.039 1.05 1.0482 1.0533  
             
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Sept 9, 2013)
Currency Aus $ Euro Japan Mex P SA Rand UK £
In C$ 0.9571 1.3744 0.01041 0.07882 0.1039 1.6298
In US$ 0.9233 1.3259 0.01004 0.07604 0.1002 1.5723
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name  Sept. 9  Sept. 3 Change Change YTD MER* Assets*
  ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$)
AGF Pr Mtl 20.41 20.9 -5.67 -27.1 -31.16 2.56 698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 10.36 10.7 -5.71 -53.4 -29.67 2.35 83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF 8.68 8.94 -2.78 4.3 -38.5 0.58 108.4
BMO Pr Mtl 15.8 16.28 -2.75 -16.9 -29.71 2.29 133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl 10.98 11.21 -4.62 -41.2 -35.28 2.4 141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl 7.43 7.59 -6.43 -84.7 -41.73 1.65 811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX) 21.81 22.18 -8.38 -37.8 -35.6 3.37 259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$ 10.73 10.73 -7.63 -71.1 -33.42 2.44 569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals 7.35 7.64 -12.38 -162 -38.23 2.48 8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl 27.28 28.13 -7.72 -27.4 -31.48 2.7 66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl 32.46 33.4 -3.19 -9.6 -39.04 2.04 1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth 30.98 31.76 2.76 8.7 -37.24 2.75 731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls 33 33.81 -11.45 -33.9 -36.84 2.84 854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F 33.27 34.04 -10.69 -31.4 -30.98 1.78 n/a
TD Pr Mtl 7.02 7.19 -7.05 -98.1 -31.07 2.15 313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A 12.35 12.35 -7.18 -58.1 -35.51 2.31 n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index 12.06 12.43 -5.17 -41.6 -35.61 0.55 1063.3
 Featured fund: iShares Global Gold Index top holdings as of 06/3/13 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Newmont Mining, Yamana Gold, Randgold Resources, Kinross Gold, AngloGold Ashanti, Franco-Nevada, Agnico Eagle Mines, Eldorado Gold. 
North American stock exchange indices
            52-week
Date 9-Sep 6-Sep 5-Sep 4-Sep 3-Sep High Low
TSX Composite 12854.64 12820.92 12845.06 12757.81 12740.5 12904.71 11759.04
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 951.94 954.92 947.78 947.18 941.58 1349.32 859.31
S&P TSX 60 739.98 738.07 740.39 734.52 733.8 743.17 672.36
Global Gold 193.06 195.48 193.97 200.32 200.73 355.92 154
TSX Metals & Mining 820.03 799.22 790.74 785.96 784.46 1050.76 662.2
Gold & Silver XAU 102.19 103.01 101.25 104.75 104.69 196.71 82.29
Amex Gold Bugs 251.55 253.81 249.09 257.91 255.78 529.8 206.66
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 31/13 (with changes from Aug. 15/13).
Largest short positions
Kinross Gold  K 79342952 -206016
Lundin Mining  LUN 65679443 -1726405
New Gold  NGD 52269126 -833178
Yamana Gold  YRI 37251448 6107451
Osisko Mining  OSK 36809473 -225935
Turquoise Hill  TRQ 30521680 943328
Eldorado Gold  ELD 29695435 13344378
Cameco   CCO 22019109 5916041
Tahoe Res.  THO 20783132 -22415
Thompson Creek  TCM 19188947 -474914
Iamgold  IMG 18259137 -9883273
Teck Resources  TCK.B 17124806 -529134
B2gold   BTO 17052946 2946547
Potash Corp. POT 16428563 -5920350
Dundee Prec. DPM 15057144 -520828
Largest increase in short position
Eldorado Gold  ELD 29695435 13344378
Yamana Gold  YRI 37251448 6107451
Cameco    CCO 22019109 5916041
B2gold   BTO 17052946 2946547
Allied Nevada  ANV 6143335 1690975
Largest decrease in short position
Iamgold  IMG 18259137 -9883273
Silver Wheaton  SLW 5059192 -6292900
Potash Corp. POT 16428563 -5920350
First Quantum  FM 4673839 -5402385
Lundin Mining LUN 65679443 -1726405
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 31/13 (with changes from Aug. 15/13).
Largest short positions
Fire River Gold  FAU 2917000 1889000
Brazilian Gold BGC 1672300 1167300
Barkerville Gold  BGM 1295115 -439200
Kincora Copper KCC 1285000 1285000
Great Western  GWG 836161 -114292
Eagle Hill  EAG 777300 777300
Aldrin Resource  ALN 708500 278500
Fancamp Explr. FNC 610311 610000
Fission Uranium  FCU 603215 355500
Zenyatta Ventures  ZEN 562727 216892
Sirios Resources  SOI 491000 431000
Regulus Resources  REG 444000 -1721000
Pacific Potash  PP 430000 -1445000
Bellhaven Copper BHV 366333 92733
Woulfe Mining  WOF 360000 360000
Largest increase in short position
Fire River Gold  FAU 2917000 1889000
Kincora Copper  KCC 1285000 1285000
Brazilian Gold  BGC 1672300 1167300
Eagle Hill  EAG 777300 777300
Fancamp Explr FNC 610311 610000
Largest decrease in short position
Regulus Resources  REG 444000 -1721000
Pacific Potash  PP 430000 -1445000
Alpha Minerals  AMW 144097 -487500
Barkerville Gold  BGM 1295115 -439200
Caribou King  CKR 0 -400000
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